Turkeys blowing fuses make loud noise in Coulee Dam

Several people reported hearing a loud boom Monday night in west Coulee Dam, some speculating an electrical transformer may have blown in the town’s electric system.

Not exactly.

But City Superintendent Mike Steffens said that’s what it sounds like when two big fuses blow at the same time, which is what happened at the end of Stevens Avenue Monday about 4:30 p.m.

“Turkeys in the line again,” Steff...